This year my sweetie got me these pretty white-edged red parrot tulips that I can put in the garden for next year.

Red parrot tulips with fringed white edges bloom on my kitchen table

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This photo is from exactly one year ago, taken at the overlook right near my house. All the rain going on in Seattle lately doesn’t yield much in the scenic mode. But who doesn’t like snow-covered active volcanoes in the sunset?

Snow looks pink in the sunset light at Mt. Rainier in Washington in the Pacific Northwest

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At the NW Flower & Garden Show in Seattle last week of course there were exquisite flowers everywhere. Sometimes just one flower can capture an awful lot. I love this peachy pink ranunculus blossom in its abundant perfection. I love this image and am calling it my Top Shot of the Week.

Many-petaled pink ranunculus blooms at the NW Flower & Garden Show

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Really, this post is about the shadows more than the dried hydrangea flowers. But I am proud of the flowers, as I grew and dried them myself.

Dried blue hydrangeas cast shadows in winter sunlight

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Went to a meeting last night and look at what was there! We were surprised to find that the hearts on top were rings, not candy. For very small fingers.

Valentine’s Day treats of rings over iced brownie mini-cupcakes. Yum!

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These teensy yellow flowers bloom on my south window every January and February. So welcome! And since they are succulents, they certainly tolerate my forgetting to water them very well. I appreciate that, too.

Gourd-shaped little stems give hatiora the common name of Drunkard’s Dream

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I just learned the name of these small, pretty flowers recently on the Floral Friday blog. I happen to be reading Sacajawea, about the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Pacific Northwest, so when I learned that these flowers were named for Meriweather Lewis I was charmed. These were at Seattle’s huge NW Flower & Garden Show last week.

Tiny lewisia flowers are good in a rock garden

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The snow has now melted. Usually in Seattle if it snows it doesn’t last long, so I know to get out there quick and get some photos. This was our little Japanese maple in the front yard yesterday morning, with bare lilacs close to the road behind it.

Laceleaf Japanese maple with snow-covered branches

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It didn’t last long, but it sure was beautiful for awhile in my yard. See the snowy branches reflected in the hummingbird post below.

Magnolia and dogwood trees clothed in snow

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We have the kind of hummingbird feeder that suction-cups to the window. Not only does it provide a great view from indoors, but the extra heat from the house keeps the feeder mostly ice free. I went outside to take pictures of the snow and here is our little friend, posing nicely.

Anna’s hummingbird at winter feeder in Seattle, WA

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Love that NW Flower & Garden Show (NWFGS), and all the fabulous flower photo ops there. Not to mention the promise of spring!

Pale pink tulip blushes in a bouquet at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle

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Went to see the fabulous “Sleeping Beauty” ballet at McCaw Hall in Seattle (see it!!) and two costumes for the upcoming “Midsummer Night’s Dream” were displayed in the lobby. I want these wings!

Gossamer fairy wings costume in McCaw Hall in Seattle

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